Vintage Bronze Beaded Border Greek Cross
Product Details
The Vintage Bronze Beaded Border Greek Cross says everything with two shapes. A Greek cross with four equal arms stands in smooth relief on a rounded plaque, and the whole outline is ringed with raised round dots, like a border of seed pearls.
There is no figure and no lettering, so the cross itself does all the work, which suits a piece meant to be worn every day and rarely taken off. The equal-armed Greek cross is the oldest form of the sign, older than the crucifix, used from the early centuries as the plain mark of a Christian. Simple beaded crosses of this type turn up throughout the folk jewelry of Catholic Europe and the Americas, where a shape that reads at arm's length mattered more than fine detail.
The cross was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
Product Details
The Vintage Bronze Beaded Border Greek Cross says everything with two shapes. A Greek cross with four equal arms stands in smooth relief on a rounded plaque, and the whole outline is ringed with raised round dots, like a border of seed pearls.
There is no figure and no lettering, so the cross itself does all the work, which suits a piece meant to be worn every day and rarely taken off. The equal-armed Greek cross is the oldest form of the sign, older than the crucifix, used from the early centuries as the plain mark of a Christian. Simple beaded crosses of this type turn up throughout the folk jewelry of Catholic Europe and the Americas, where a shape that reads at arm's length mattered more than fine detail.
The cross was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its vintage character.
- Made in the USA
- Artisan-cast from an antique original
- Finished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.
- Buy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace
- Add a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear
- Arrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box
